10 things you didn’t know about Brown

In 2010, Brown became the first Republican elected to the US Senate from Massachusetts since 1972 when he won the special election to succeed the late Senator Edward M. Kennedy, who held the seat for 47 years. Now, as he’s going for his first full, six-year term in Washington, you may find yourself wondering, “who is this salt-and-pepper fox?” Sure, everyone knows he drives a green truck, but click through to see 10 things you may not know about Scott Brown.
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1. He’s been a member of the National Guard for 30 years.

On Aug. 1, 2012, Brown was promoted to colonel in a private ceremony presided over by Senator John McCain of Arizona.
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2. He’s got game.

During an appearance on Jay Leno, Brown said his ability to make it rain threes earned him the nickname “Downtown Scotty Brown,” not exactly in so many words. Brown also confessed in his senior yearbook to a “secret ambition to play for the Jazz or Celtics.”
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3. He did start the fire.

According to The Washington Post, he once set the woods on fire near his home, a blaze that took firefighters an hour to extinguish. He is pictured, at left, buying a fire starter at Harvey’s Hardware in Needham.
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4. He’s got two dogs.

Pictured: Brown, Snuggles, and Koda took a walk outside the Park Plaza Hotel.
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Mr. Triathlete gets up every morning at 5 a.m. to start his workout regimen. He is pictured with Senator John Kerry just before the start of the 31st Pan-Mass Challenge, a 190-mile bike ride.
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7. He likes his Stallone flicks.

He told Jay Leno that Rambo and Rocky were the movies he watched the most.
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8. His favorite books are anything by David Baldacci or Dale Brown.

It says so on his Facebook page. (He’s pictured here signing a copy of his book Against All Odds.)
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9. He was in a frat.

When he was an undergrad at Tufts, Brown was a member of the Kappa Chapter of Zeta Psi International Fraternity. (Pictured: not Scott Brown)
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10. Both Scott Brown and Gail Huff worked as models in their younger days.

They are pictured here in front of a poster of themselves. Senator Brown is also quite fashion forward, according to his daughter: Arianna Brown told The New York Times that her dad showed up for his first real date with her mother in pink leather shorts. Unfortunately, we could not find a picture of that.
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